Their Mad Moment is a 1931 American Pre-Code film directed by Chandler Sprague and starring Dorothy Mackaill. It is based on the 1927 book by Eleanor Mercein Kelly, Basquerie.


If you have seventy minutes to spare and love dusty 1930s romantic fluff, Their Mad Moment is absolutely worth a watch tonight. Its perfect for anyone who likes sassy pre-code heroines and silly plots, but you should probably skip it if you can't stand theatrical acting or fake European accents. 😅 Dorothy Mackaill is ...

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"If you have seventy minutes to spare and love dusty 1930s romantic fluff, Their Mad Moment is absolutely worth a watch tonight. Its perfect for anyone who likes sassy pre-code heroines and silly plots, but you should probably skip it if you can't stand theatrical acting or fake European accents. 😅 Dorothy Mackaill is the main reason to watch this. She has this constant look in her eyes like she knows the movie is ridiculous, and she is just having fun anyway. The story is pretty simple. Her ste..."
John Farrow, Leon Gordon, Lajos Biró, Eleanor Mercein Kelly, Paul Perez, Lynn Starling
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